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Jamie Lidell's self-titled album shoots off in yet another direction: electro-funk. The 80s synths on "I'm Selfish" seem to fit right in with his vocals, while "Big Love" seems to have beamed down straight from the 70s. "Do Yourself A Faver" lets up on the electro (if not the funk), but the electronics makes a comeback on "You Naked." He channels Stevie Wonder in "Blaming Something," but in a really interesting twist, "Why_Ya_Why" moves more towards dark New Orleans-tinged jazz but with added video games. The video games take on a emotional soul with "So Cold," and "In Your Mind" brings us back full-circle to the electro-funk. It's a fun new path for Lidell.